Kacey Musgraves will not appear in the country music categories at the upcoming Grammys. Recording Academy CEO Harvey Mason Jr.
made the decision last week to dub the singer’s latest achievement, star-crossed, ineligible for the country album category.
While Musgraves has yet to respond publicly, Cindy Mabe, the president of Universal Music Group Nashville, penned an open letter to Mason expressing her dismay with his decision.
According to Billboard, members of the screening committees can reject recordings if they do not feel they fit into the genre, though they remain eligible for the all-genre Album of the Year category.
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